Iron acquisition in plague: Modular logic in enzymatic biogenesis of yersiniabactin by Yersinia pestis

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 573-586

  Gehring, Amy M ^a,d   DeMoll, Edward ^b   Fetherston, Jacqueline D ^b   Mori, Ichiro ^a,e   Mayhew, George F ^c   Blattner, Frederick R ^c   Walsh, Christopher T ^a   Perry, Robert D ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Development and Medical Affairs Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterocyclization; Nonribosomal peptide synthetase; Polyketide synthase; Siderophore; Yersiniabactin

Indexed keywords

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; BIOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BUBONIC PLAGUE; CARRIER PROTEIN; IRON ACQUISITION; LIGAND; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; PANTETHEINE PHOSPHATE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THIAZOLINE; VIRULENCE; YERSINIABACTIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0032193282     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90115-6     Document Type: Article

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